Are triglycerides of 70 high?
No. Triglycerides of 70 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L) are under the guideline's lines, 150 fasting and 175 after eating.
What it means
Triglycerides are the fat your body carries for energy, and they tell you about the last few weeks more than the last few years. A normal meal raises triglycerides about 26 mg/dL at most, for up to 6 hours.
What moves it most
Drink lessTwo drinks a day less lowered triglycerides about 6 mg/dL on average (2.5 to 8.9).
Fewer sweet drinksLower-sugar diets lowered triglycerides about 10 mg/dL across 37 trials. Weight loss takes off about 1.8 per pound.Your whole panel
One number is half the story. Put in the rest and see your LDL and non-HDL against the goal for your risk.
When to get help now
Chest pain or pressure isn't a cholesterol question: call 911. Triglycerides of 500 or more need a doctor within days, 1000 or more the same week, and severe stomach pain with them is the ER. Cholesterol rises in pregnancy on purpose, so take any number to your midwife or doctor. If you take a cholesterol medicine, your goal comes from your prescriber.
